We’ve had a good week visiting with friends and Grace Baptist of Wilmington. Last Thursday we had a friend over for lunch. We enjoyed seeing him, and he brought games to play with the kids that everyone enjoyed. That evening we had dinner with the Collins family. Friday we fellowshipped with the Ben Fetterolf family.

Saturday we headed out to Wilmington, NC. A highlight of the trip was stopping at Buc-ees! We’ve been to Buc-ees in Texas and were surprised to find out that they’ve made their way out here. It was huge and so crowded – felt a little like walking in NYC!

In Wilmington we met and stayed with Mrs. Spencer, who graciously opened her home to us during our time there. The kids really enjoyed getting to know Mrs. Spencer and playing with her toys. A sweet and lovely lady.

Monday-Wednesday we were in Columbia, SC visiting our friends the Lyons. Michael is a Hebrew teacher at Columbia International University. We stayed in a campus hotel while there. On Tuesday Josh went with Michael to chapel, Hebrew lunch, and to Michael’s Hebrew in Isaiah class. Josh spoke for the first 1.5 hours of class about Bible translation. Meanwhile, the rest of us went to the Columbia Zoo. It was a perfect day for the zoo: overcast, so it wasn’t hot and the animals were more active; and the week after spring break, so not many school groups or people there. The kids loved seeing all the animals – it was the boys first time to be at a zoo (or remember being at a zoo). I had the best time watching Micah’s face watching the animals. One highlight was watching the giraffes run. We’d never seen giraffes running before – it was fascinating.

We had a great time with the Lyons and are thankful for the time we had to spend with their family! (The younger boys especially enjoyed building roads in the back yard.)